Hi, I notice that all x86 assembly code for string operations containing "scasb, lodsb", etc does not have "cld" at the beginning. Is this 100% safe? Or in other words, how could we be sure that there is no "std" generated by compiler somewhere just before the string operations? Thanks, Nai -- To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in the body to majordomo@xxxxxxxxx. For more info on Linux MM, see: http://www.linux-mm.org/ . Fight unfair telecom internet charges in Canada: sign http://stopthemeter.ca/ Don't email: <a href=mailto:"dont@xxxxxxxxx";> email@xxxxxxxxx </a>